1. ariminiria said: @jamescasualty that is what this whole post is a joke about! Staff encouraged people to put *fanfiction* behind the Post+ *paywall*. Which is illegal! Hence the John Mulanry gif! You missed the joke, that’s okay, just move on.
  2. ariminiria said: @jamescasualty -actual or potential market and/or profit margins of the property owner.
  3. ariminiria said: @jamescasualty When you put fanfiction behind a paywall, you are profiting off of content/intellectual property that you don’t own, which is illegal, unless that property is public domain. Copyright laws exist to protect the property owner’s rights to make a profit off of merchandise that they COULD make, of plots that they COULD write, etc., not just works and merch that has already been made. Fanfiction is legal as long as it is not paid, i.e. not infringing on the-
  4. ariminiria said: @jamescasualty @jamescasualty I literally write fanfic, hence why I’m careful about knowing the legalities surrounding it. I know how hard writers work, I do it myself. That doesn’t change the fact that it is not legal to profit off of an intellectual property which you do not own.
  5. ariminiria said: @jamescasualty it’s a joke post about staff encouraging illegal activity, i.e. the monetization of fanfiction, maybe chill
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    Look, no hate against fanfic writers - I’m a fanfic writer - but you can’t monotize (i.e. put behind a paywall) fan...
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